catheterization

Noun

Meaning

The operation of introducing a catheter.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

catheterisation cannula operation butt cauterization catheter foley cath Kath cannulation catheterise angio haemodynamic catheterizing cathether
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Hypernyms

operation surgery surgical procedure surgical operation surgical process

Related terms

catheterize catheter cath

Phrases with the word

intraosseous catheterization iv catheterization femoral artery catheterization pre-catheterization

Examples

In decades to come ventricular catheterization performed to measure hormone concentrations will become as routine as the measurement of lumbar 'pressure' is today. Richard Bergland

A young Palestinian girl is seen recovering with her mother by her side after going through a cardiac catheterization at the Wolfson Medical Center in the central Israeli city of Holon, on April 11, 2018. Source: Internet

Having the cardiac catheterization also meant canceling several major events from his schedule, but Lewis fully recuperated in a matter of weeks. Source: Internet

Hospital-based services also will be consolidated on the west side of the campus, including the heart and vascular center, nuclear medicine, electrophysiology and cardiac catheterization. Source: Internet

Cardiac catheterization laboratories in Waterbury are being designed to resemble the Health Center’s lab, shown here. Source: Internet

Sometimes, cardiac catheterization can be used as one of the diagnostic tests for heart valve disease, congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, or heart failure. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

catheterism catheterizability catheterizable catheterize catheterless cathetometer